Hey folk’s, I’ve tried to Google a description of this but I couldn’t find anything even close.
It’s not a problem or a pest afaik, I’ve only ever found one and I’ve had no problems since then (last spring)
I’m more curious about it, it’s an unusual critter and it’s not a bad idea to rule it out as a potential pest?
It’s about half the size of a springtail, I found it in a sample of run off from coco dtw?
It didn’t pause for a second so i could get a clear photo so I apologise for the quality.
This is some other creatures in the run off.
I didn’t think a drop of run off could be so interesting
fuckin awesome shots. Technology man…
chat gpt
“Microscopic crustaceans found in freshwater that are roughly half the size of springtails are commonly referred to as water fleas. These organisms belong to the order Cladocera and are characterized by their small size and swimming movements. They are an important part of freshwater ecosystems, serving as food for various aquatic organisms and playing a role in nutrient cycling.”
That would be great I’m going to see if I can find a copy, I think it’s so cool aswell, it probably seems a bit weird to some that i hook up my TV and watch a drop of run off
There’s some interesting creatures, some of them move with a bit of grace, others can fk your head up trying to work out which end is the front, they can move forward or back with equal speed and agility
One of the all time funnest things I’ve done, first as a kid and then as a teacher, was to take a big scoop of pond muck with a bunch of water and plop it in a small empty aquarium with a bubbler in one corner for airation. Let it settle and just watch all the creatures emerge and go about their lives for a while. Mind expanding!
I’ve put my sd card into my phone but it’s stopping my sim card working?
I’ll get it sorted and post some other pics, heres a few ive posted previously.
Put sd card into a pc and format it to fat32. If your phone is also dual sim like most are these days move your sim into the other sim slot.
Wtf are them pictures?? They look scary.
Microscopes are really interesting tools but like @George said ignorance can be bliss.
Idk what’s there, it could be good/bad or indifferent idk.
Ultimately the plants say it all but its something I’d rather not concern myself with.
@Esrgood4u thank you bud, unfortunately I don’t have a pc these days, even my ipad is locked up because I’ve not used it in ages and idk what my apple iD is?
Previously when I put the sd card into my phone it worked with a little persuasion now it won’t register at all.
Idk the names of the creatures other than the springtails or spider mite.
@PadawanWarrior hey bud, i bought the microscope years back but looking into the eyepiece for long periods gets sore on the face lol.
I had some cracking footage of foliar/water with and without a wetting agent on spider mite, i deleted the whole fkg folder by accident
Without a wetting agent the hairs on spider mite create a safety bubble (surface tension) and they don’t even get wet.
With a wetting agent the water completely engulfs them and they drown.
It sounds unlikely but I cleared up spider mite with two applications of wetting agent, I didn’t allow for the eggs the 1st time so I used H202 the next time and haven’t seen them since that was last spring.
Spider mite eggs on a pin.
If there is anyone that can take a look at my lil… infestation… What I see on the leaves looked like the mite in these photos. But I have a large amount of small white bugs on the surface of my soil. Using build a soil lite. Not much seen in the root zone of the plant. But definitely on the surface and some moving up the plant. I was fighting 2 spotted spider mites, but thought I was in the clear. Rotating spraying JPS’ MTA Spray and Neem/Mammoth w/ Thermex70.
, I prefer the happiness of the ignorant … 
